Brendon Anderson

6 of 6: Final photo of "What it feels like". "Depression is so misunderstood. Getting depressed means you feel down, discouraged, and lack motivation when something goes wrong in life - you lose your job, your dog dies, you miss home, etc. It's normal, and it's often a healthy response. Suffering from depression means feeling sad, down, discouraged, and trapped even when everything is going right. It feels like there's this big, invisible blanket over your head and down your... back, weighing you down. It feels like inescapable fog, unending exhaustion, and like you lost something but have no idea what it is, and no idea how to get it back. It's like going numb without any explanation and no clue how to get out. It means you feel like you're disintegrating." -Brendon I want everyone to know how firmly I believe there is real, tangible healing accessible by everyone. As someone who's suffered from mental illnesses for essentially my whole life, I know that Jesus Christ has strengthened, comforted, and emotionally healed me time and time again. Simply turn to Him, follow His example, and get as close as you can to Him, and he will literally save. "And oh, what joy, and what marvelous light I did behold; yea, my soul was filled with joy as exceeding as was my pain! Yea, I say unto you, my son, that there could be nothing so exquisite and so bitter as were my pains. Yea, and again I say unto you, my son, that on the other hand, there can be nothing so exquisite and sweet as was my joy." (Alma 36:20-21). Let me know if I can help you! Last of the series - My final project in lighting class explored what it feels like to suffer from various mental illnesses and disorders. Millions of people are affected by clinical depression every day. Please #stay. Reach out and #help. #health #mentalhealth #BYU #provo #peace #heal #mentalhealthawareness #color #final #notalone #studiophotography #studio #canon5dmarkii #canon #trench #jesuschrist #whatitfeelslike #OCD #anxiety #depression #colors #love #depressed #top #itsokay #keepgoing

5 of 6: "Confused. That's far and away what it feels like to have Asperger's. You want to hide a lot, but don't know why. You can't tell whether people are mad at you (but can assume they are) or if they're happy to have you around. Growing up, I was always yelled at for saying something 'inappropriate' but I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. When routines are broken, something very bad is going to happen, or at least that's what my entire body tells me. Things can'...t change - it's too scary. Everyone has so much emotion around me and I can't ever figure out why they get so concerned when I don't. It's not that I'm trying to shut it out, I just.. don't have any feeling one way or another in some situations. Other times, the whole world is going to hurt me and it's so overwhelming that all these emotions come out of nowhere and they come all at once. It's overwhelming and I can't stop hurting and crying and it's so damn scary. But.. as usual, I don't know why." -Adrian Continuing my project on "What It Feels Like" to suffer from mental illness and disorder. Be sure to look at the other posts from this series and #keepgoing! #photoshop #JesusChrist #aspergers #aspergerssyndrome #confused #3Nephi913 #mentalhealth #BYU #stay #help #mentalhealthawareness #experiment #final #notalone #studiophotography #studio #share #canon5dmarkiii #canon #whatitfeelslike #personal See more

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